According to information provided by the platform this Saturday, FTX has two problems: a liquidity collapse and a computer attack. It is now known that the “hacker” is already one of the largest owners of the Ethereum market.
On Saturday, the company revealed via Telegram that about $600 million had gone criminally off the platform.
The “hacker” turned to the “exchange” Kraken to transfer part of the funds. Meanwhile, the platform says it has already contacted the authorities.
Of this amount, the “wallet” owned by the “hacker” exchanged about $49 million in stablecoins for ethereum, filling the wallet with a total equivalent of about $288 million in ethereum, thereby joining the list of “whales” wallets (out of the huge size of the market), according to data provided by the Etherscan analytics platform.
The same organization also acknowledges that with this amount, this wallet becomes the 35th largest wallet in the world with more Ethereum.
Celebrities Sue Former FTX CEO
A number of investors, including American celebrities, have filed a lawsuit in Miami court against Bankman Freed, the former CEO of FTX, alleging that the company used deceptive methods to entice investors to open FTX accounts.
The lawsuit, which involves comedian Larry David and other celebrities, alleges a total loss of $11 billion in damages in the US, according to Reuters.
The Canadian agency claims that the compensation claim does not mention specific amounts.
